State lawmakers prospectively legalized sports betting last October
Pennsylvania: sports betting won't be ready for NFL season
The National Football League season begins on September 6.
2018-08-17
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Although everything seems to be ready for sports wagering in the state, it will not be officially running for the start of the National Football League season, on September 6.
Although the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board approved a set of regulations Wednesday that agency officials say is sufficient to allow sports betting to start, none of the state's 12 licensed casinos has applied for a license and the gaming board doesn't meet again until Sept. 12.
Licensed casinos can pay $10 million to operate sports betting, The Morning Call reports.
The U.S. Supreme Court in May struck down a law that bars gambling on football, basketball, baseball and other sports in most states.
Pennsylvania lawmakers prospectively legalized sports betting last October and slapped a 34 percent tax rate on it.
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